Norouzi in July 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hadi Norouzi Pouri | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kapurchal, Babol, Iran | ||
Date of death | 1 October 2015 | (aged 30)||
Place of death | Tehran, Iran | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Persepolis | ||
2006–2007 | Persepolis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Pasargad | 16 | (3) |
2006 | Fajr Sepah Tehran | 9 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Damash Iranian | 22 | (10) |
2008–2015 | Persepolis | 193 | (38) |
2013–2014 | → Naft Tehran (loan) | 15 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2011 | Iran | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2011 |
Hadi Norouzi (Persian: هادی نوروزی, 19 July 1985 – 1 October 2015) was an Iranian football striker who last played for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League.
He joined Persepolis youth team in 2000 and was promoted to the first team squad in 2008 by Afshin Ghotbi after spend a short spell at Pasargad and Damash Iranian. In 2013, he joined Naft Tehran in a six-month loan contract. At the end of the season, he was returned to Persepolis and became a regular squad player.
On 1 October 2015, Norouzi died of heart attack in sleep at the age of 30. At the time of his death, he was Persepolis' captain, having been named as the club captain two months before.
Norouzi joined Persepolis in summer 2000 from Persepolis U19. He played four seasons for Persepolis U19 and moved to Pasargad. He moved back to Persepolis U21 after he served his conscription in Fajr Sepah Tehran. He left Persepolis U21 teams for Damah Iranian's Senior team of Division 1.
Next year he returned to Persepolis, where he was mostly used as a substitute in 2008–09 season. He was top assistant of Persepolis in 2010–11 season, and extended his contract with Persepolis another two-years in summer 2013, keeping him in the team until 2015.